South americas econmic has exsperenced great growth over the past few years.
It contributes 6 percent of the world's population.
South America relies heavily on the exporting of goods. On an exchange rate basis Brazil the seventh largest economy in the world and the second largest in the Americas leads the way in total amount of exports at $137.8 billion dollars followed by Chile at $58.12 billion and Argentina with $46.46 billion.
The biggest trade block in South America is merscow or Mercosul in Portuguese, comprising Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela
Agriculture:
Main products include: Coffee, soybeans, wheat, rice, corn, sugarcane, cocoa, citrus, beef, bananas and shrimp are also important agricultural products for many countries
Transport:
At the beginning of August 2008 Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez and his colleagues from Argentina and Brazil spoke about Latin American integration and Chavez threw an ambitious idea out. A train that would connect Venezuela's capital Caracas with Argentina's Buenos Aires and cities in between
South americas econmic has exsperenced great growth over the past few years.
It contributes 6 percent of the world's population.
South America relies heavily on the exporting of goods. On an exchange rate basis Brazil the seventh largest economy in the world and the second largest in the Americas leads the way in total amount of exports at $137.8 billion dollars followed by Chile at $58.12 billion and Argentina with $46.46 billion.
The biggest trade block in South America is merscow or Mercosul in Portuguese, comprising Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela
Agriculture:
Main products include: Coffee, soybeans, wheat, rice, corn, sugarcane, cocoa, citrus, beef, bananas and shrimp are also important agricultural products for many countries
Transport:
At the beginning of August 2008 Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez and his colleagues from Argentina and Brazil spoke about Latin American integration and Chavez threw an ambitious idea out. A train that would connect Venezuela's capital Caracas with Argentina's Buenos Aires and cities in between